PUBLIC EYE'S WEEK IN REVIEWWhat to do, when life hands you lemons ...One idea: Set up a lemonade stand near George Clooney's movie set in Tobaccoville, N. C. That's what a group of kids on spring break did and the move proved to be a money maker.

THE LISTBaby talkThere were 4.1 million births registered in the United States during 2004, the most recent year for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has comprehensive data. Here are some facts about birth rates in the United States.

This day in history: 1913The 17th Amendment is ratified, calling for U.S. senators to be elected by direct popular vote rather than chosen by state legislatures.

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Southeast, Midwest haven't heard about springATLANTA – It may be two weeks into spring, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Cold temperatures in much of the country have those celebrating Easter this weekend swapping out frills, bonnets and sandals for coats, scarves and socks.

U.S. gave Ethiopia OK to finish arms deal with North KoreaWASHINGTON – Three months after the United States successfully pressed the United Nations to impose strict sanctions on North Korea because of the country's nuclear test, Bush administration officials allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from North Korea, in what appears to be a violation of the restrictions, according to senior U.S. officials.

Heart-disease lessons learned, ignoredMedical research has revealed enough about the causes and prevention of heart attacks that they could be nearly eliminated. Yet almost 16 million Americans are living with coronary heart disease, and nearly half a million die of it each year.

CALIFORNIA & THE WEST

Bill would offer loans to install fire sprinklersSACRAMENTO – Despite recent horrific deaths, California does not require small residential-care facility operators to install fire sprinklers that could spare the lives of elderly and disabled residents.

REGION UPDATE'Onion Field' killer dies in L.A.-area jailLOS ANGELES – Jimmy Lee Smith, the notorious, lifelong criminal whose role in the 1963 kidnapping and killing of a police officer inspired the true-life crime novel “The Onion Field” and 1979 film of the same name, has died in jail at age 76, a state prison official said yesterday.

NATION

Squabbles shake Peace HouseCRAWFORD, Texas – With allegations of money mismanagement, threats of court action and some members leaving, a group that has sponsored war protests in President Bush's adopted hometown has been anything but peaceful.

Critics call for Don Imus' firing after racial remarksNEW YORK – Unimpressed by his on-air apology or corporate promises of a tighter leash, angry critics of nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus called yesterday for his dismissal over his racially charged comments about the mostly black Rutgers women's basketball team.

NATION UPDATECardinal fractures hip during blessingCHICAGO – Cardinal Francis George broke a hip yesterday after he slipped and fell on the marble floor of a church while blessing Easter baskets, the archdiocese said.

Palestinians listed for hostage swapRAMALLAH, West Bank – After months of deadlock, the captors of an Israeli soldier handed over the names of Palestinian prisoners they want freed in exchange for the hostage, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday.

WORLD UPDATECaptain is charged in cruise ship sinkingATHENS, Greece – The captain of a cruise ship that sank off an Aegean Sea island was charged yesterday with causing a shipwreck through negligence, breaching international shipping safety regulations and polluting the environment, a Merchant Marine Ministry spokeswoman said.

Justice sought for Televisa reporter slain in AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico – Journalist advocates and family members yesterday demanded justice for an Acapulco correspondent for Mexico's top television news network who was shot dead late Friday after his radio show in what appeared to be a premeditated hit.

The Week in MexicoThe driver of a tractor-trailer that lost its brakes and killed nine people has been charged with homicide after testing positive for drugs, authorities said Wednesday.

THE FIGHT FOR IRAQ

U.S. jets target well-armed militia in DiwaniyahBAGHDAD – U.S. warplanes blasted a militia team firing rocket-propelled grenades yesterday, the second day of heavy fighting in a major offensive to drive Shiite Mahdi army militiamen out of Diwaniyah, a farm-belt city south of Baghdad.

General is questioned little about tattoo ruleFALLUJAH, Iraq – When he embarked on a visit to Marines in Iraq and aboard ships in the Persian Gulf, Gen. James T. Conway figured he would get a boatload of questions about his new policy on tattoos. He figured wrong.